Planetary hours
in Besançon.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Thursday, 10 April 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 20:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:57 – 08:03
- 2♂︎ Mars08:03 – 09:10
- 3☉︎ Sun09:10 – 10:17
- 4♀︎ Venus10:17 – 11:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:30
- 6☽︎ Moon12:30 – 13:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:37 – 14:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:44 – 15:51
- 9♂︎ Mars15:51 – 16:57
- 10☉︎ Sun16:57 – 18:04
- 11♀︎ Venus18:04 – 19:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:11 – 20:18
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:18 – 21:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 22:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:04 – 22:57
- 4♂︎ Mars22:57 – 23:50
- 5☉︎ Sun23:50 – 00:43
- 6♀︎ Venus00:43 – 01:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:36 – 02:29
- 8☽︎ Moon02:29 – 03:22
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:22 – 04:15
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:15 – 05:08
- 11♂︎ Mars05:08 – 06:02
- 12☉︎ Sun06:02 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Besançon?
On Thursday, 10 April 2025, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 20:18: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 10h 37m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:57 to 08:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.